Instrumental Cases
A couple of cellos, a fiddle, a band, and an orchestra.
Author Page for Gregg Shapiro
‘Mystery’ Solved
An interview with singer/ songwriter Spencer Day about his new disc The Mystery of You, a powerful and accessible song cycle about love and loss.
Dancing toward Springtime
With Derek Nicoletto, Cody Critcheloe, Lipps Inc., Chubby Checker, Matt & Kim, Gold Fields, Atlas Genius, Imagine Dragons, and The Killers.
‘Speaking’ with Dan Vera
He’s Latino, queer, and the inaugural winner of the Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize.
Circle of Friends
Stephen Chbosky’s film adaptation of his own book The Perks of Being a Wallflower is worth watching for the performance by scene-stealer Ezra Miller, who is gay in real life and on screen.
Hot Soundtracks for Cool Nights
Soundtracks to TV shows continue to be stiff competition for movie soundtracks. Music from ‘Smash,’ ‘Girls,’ ‘West of Memphis,’ and more.
‘Edie & Thea’
The subjects of a 2010 documentary, Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer started their life-long relationship in 1962 and wed in 2007, in Toronto. Edie, 83 and now widowed, will be testifying before the Supreme Court about the $300,000+ in estate taxes she had to pay because her marriage to Thea was not recognized.
‘Jack & Diane’
Young lesbian lovers Jack and Diane in Bradley Rust Grey’s Jack & Diane could learn a thing or two about love and decorum from Edie and Thea. WEB ONLY
